The holiday season is in full swing, and we feel like it’s the best time of the year to remember how wholesome, kind, supportive, welcoming, and selfless people can truly be, despite their perceived differences. That’s why we’re featuring the ‘Gates Open, Come On In’ subreddit, an online community of nearly 340k people today.
The online group presents itself as the exact opposite of r/gatekeeping and features folks being true legends who accept others no matter who they are, instead of angry gremlins who don’t want to let anyone new into their communities. Scroll down for some of the best anti-gatekeeping posts and hard proof that people really do have each others’ backs when push comes to shove.
Pssst, Pandas, if you’re looking to restore some more faith in humanity, then you’ll definitely want to check out Bored Panda’s previous article about some more great real-life anti-gatekeeping examples. You can read it right here.
British psychotherapist Silva Neves shared with Bored Panda his take on why some people feel the need to act as gatekeepers at all. “The theory is that it comes from our inner sense of survival. At times when we lived in tribes, it was part of survival to fear people outside of the tribe because they might have been a threat to the tribe,” he explained to me. “In our modern world, to some extent, we have kept that sense of survival, although unnecessary now, but still subconsciously strong.”
However, Silva notes just how much impact even small gestures of kindness can have. “When we learn to be kind to others, we’re actually learning to be kind to ourselves. We need both.” Scroll down for to read what he had to say about this.
#1 Love This
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#2 Everyone (Saw This Posted Somewhere Else On Reddit So Thought It’d Be Worth The Cross-Post)
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#3 Marry Whomever You Wish
Image source: georgetakei
#4 I Just Like Animals
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#5 We Can All Get Along!
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#6 Everyone Starts Somewhere
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#7 Depression Gateopening
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#8 Read It All
Image source: phillipsims90, read-and-be-merry
#9 Keep Doing What You Like, Support Others Who Do The Sam
Image source: Dena_Roth, twitter.com
#10 You’re Not A Product
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#11 I Love This Man More Than Certain Family Members
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#12 This Is Beautiful
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#13 Working People Are My People!
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#14 Art Is For Everyone
Image source: Theworldslullabye, singingwithoutwords
#15 Humiliation Fetish
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#16 For All Relationships
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#17 With Open Arms
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#18 You Are All Right
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#19 I Liked This One
Image source: Ryanjl1985
#20 Can’t Decide Whether This Belongs Here Or In Humansbeingbros
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#21 Have A Seat, Enjoy The View, Everyone Is Welcome
Image source: Symnestra
#22 Pros And Cons Of GF…
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#23 Anyone Can Play Games
Image source: SquooshyMarshmallows
#24 Liberal Arts
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#25 Gaming Is For Everyone
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#26 Respect To You For Doing Anything
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#27 Drink What You Like!!!
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#28 Spread The Positivity
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#29 A Novel‘S Worth Of Nerd S**t
Image source: sarahhollowell
#30 Let People Be Happy
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#31 Wholesome Hotel
Image source: The2WheelDeal
#32 Let’s Just Love Everyone
Image source: SerasVictory
#33 Like What You Like
Image source: deedjarin
#34 Everyone Is Welcome On This Server
Image source: Maechil
#35 Does This Doormat Count?
Image source: N0F**ks2Give
#36 Vegan BBQ
Image source: reddit.com
#37 You’re Never Too Old For Success
Image source: trying_my_okayest
#38 This Subreddit In A Nutshell. This Applies To So Many Communities
Image source: every_daydad
#39 When The Old Becomes New Again
Image source: Dena_Roth
#40 Love Is Always Valid. Assume The Best First!
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#41 Love What You Are
Image source: Dena_Roth
#42 No Beer Is Girly Beer
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#43 I Love My Grandma So Much. She Got Her Point Across Without Being Mean To The Family Friend
Image source: zerglet13
#44 Can’t Argue With Mom!
Image source: BlueSpider2099
#45 Like What You Like
Image source: aimannnkobis
#46 There’s Some Logic There
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#47 As A Metal Head, Everyone Is Welcome!
Image source: IveKnownItAll
#48 Vent’s Open Come On In
Image source: GoCommitThunderBath, twitter.com
#49 Fire
Image source: mayanakatherine
#50 Play The Game Any Way You Want
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#51 I Wish I Was A True Fan
Image source: Prudent_Seat6762
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